Dynamic Market for Bio-Diversity Net Gain Units

Description

Hampshire County Council will be establishing a Dynamic Market for the purchase of Bio-Diversity Net Gain (BNG) Units. The Dynamic Market (DM), once open, will be seeking applications from Land Owners with BNG units registered with Natural England. In preparation to apply to join the Dynamic Market, Land Owners will need to register on the Council's e-tendering system (In-tend) by going to https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/Hampshire/registration Land Owners will also need to be registered as a Supplier on the Government Central Digital Platform in order to take part in a public sector procurement process. To register please go to: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register The Dynamic Market will be open to all Contracting Authorities (as Buyers) as defined by the Procurement Act 2023, where the Authority is a Public Authority, Private Utility or where they are conducting a Public Undertaking as well as educational establishments. The DM will be designed for Contracting Authorities who are seeking to undertake construction builds in England and will therefore need to purchase BNG units. Public bodies in England (e.g. such as Hampshire County Council itself) will also be able to register as a supplier on the DM, as a holder of registered BNG units which are available for allocation. It is envisaged the Dynamic Market will be launched around Mid-November 2026. Public bodies wishing to use the Dynamic Market as a Buyer will be subject to an Access Agreement. The Dynamic Market will commence on the commencement date and will be subject to reviews to ensure it remains compliant with relevant procurement legislation, but it will not have a defined end date. Whilst we recognise that currently the Procurement Act 2023 only allows for above threshold procurements via a Dynamic Market, should the legislation change to allow for below threshold procurements, this DM will be modified accordingly.